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Experiences of stereotyping among individuals employed in selected South African organisations
(Taylor & Francis, 2014)This study investigated the effects of stereotypes among individuals working in selected South African organisations. The participants were 336 employees within the following sectors: banking (n = 40), higher education ... -
An exploration of stereotype perceptions amongst support staff within a South African higher education institution
(AOSIS, 2014)Orientation: After the 1994 democratic elections, South African organisations had to replace discriminatory policies with new policies to integrate all people and to embrace diversity. As a consequence stereotypes may be ... -
An explorative study into the effectiveness of a customs operation and its impact on trade
(CCES, 2018)There is a lack of overall efficiency in Sub-Saharan Africa’s logistics systems, with a large contributor to this problem being inefficient customs processes and unnecessary customs delays. Many comparisons have been ... -
An exploratory study of some of the determinants of managements succession planning in family businesses
(Southern African Institute for Management Scientists, 2009)The objective of this study was to assess the determinants of the readiness of the senior generation owner-managers to finally transfer the management and control of the family business to the younger generation. Data from ... -
An exploratory study of the interaction between work and personal life: Experiences of South African employees
(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2010)ORIENTATION: The interaction between work and personal life is an important field of research in the 21st century and of pressing concern for various individuals and organisations internationally and in South Afria. RESEARCH ... -
Exploring a positive SWB model in a sample of university students in South Africa
(Springer, 2015)Positive affect, optimism, self-efficacy, sense of coherence (SOC), satisfaction with life and emotional intelligence are all positive subjective well-being (SWB) constructs. However, research regarding of what a positive ... -
Exploring antecedents and consequences of burnout in a call centre
(University of Johannesburg, Department of Industrial Psychology and People Management, 2008)The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between six characteristics of call centre work environments, burnout, affective commitment and turnover intentions. These characteristics were competing management ... -
Exploring branding associations in festival branding
(Academic journals, 2012)Arts festivals in South Africa are growing tremendously and it has become more important for these types of tourism products to position themselves competitively. Branding plays a major role in positioning and the associations ... -
Exploring contingent convertible bond alternatives for African banks
(AOSIS, 2018)Background: A variant of the contingent convertible bond, first proposed in 2011, is investigated: the Call Option Enhanced Reverse Convertible (COERC). Although issued as a bond, it converts to new shareholder’s equity ... -
Exploring relationsip intention and the duration of customer support in the South African banking industry
(Prof. Ansie Lessing, 2015)Because it is generally more expensive to attract new customers rather than retain the existing ones, service providers are investing in resources to establish successful customer relationships. In identifying and ... -
Exploring South Africa’s ‘black diamonds’ at live music performances
(AOSIS, 2014)Problem under investigation: This exploratory study fills a gap in the literature by profiling ‘black diamonds’, the South African up-and-coming middle-class market, at live music concerts. Design, methodology and ... -
Exploring tax options to curb excessive gambling in South Africa
(Kamla Raj Enterprises, 2015)Since 2010, the South African government has made various proposals to impose a gambling tax with the objective of discouraging excessive gambling in South Africa. Although the South African gambling industry is already ... -
Exploring the attainment of career success
(Taylor & Francis, 2013)This study examined the role of the organisation as well as the role of the employee in the attainment of career success for senior management employees. Participants were a purposive sample of 24 senior management employees ... -
Exploring the meaning and origin of stereoypes amongst South African employees
(AOSIS, 2015)Orientation: Stereotypes are defined in different ways and also originate from various sources. Research purpose: To investigate how the employees from selected South African organisations understand and define the concept ... -
Exploring the personality structure in the 11 languages of South Africa
(Wiley, 2012)The present study, part of the development of the South African Personality Inventory (SAPI), explores the implicit personality structure in the 11 official language groups of South Africa by employing a mixed-method ... -
Exploring the poverty reduction potential of social marketing in tourism development
(Society for South-East Asian Studies, 2016)Although social marketing has been demonstrated to be an effective tool of behavior change in a variety of contexts, its poverty reduction potential in tourism development has captured limited research attention. This paper ... -
Exploring the relationship intention concept in two South African service industries
(IBC Fifth International Business Conference, 2010)Identifying customers who have the intention to build long-term relationships is beneficial for banking and life insurance organisations as it will afford marketers the opportunity to segment customers according to their ... -
Exploring the role of motivational cultural intelligence in SIE women's adjustment
(Emerald, 2016)Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to explore and discuss the role of motivational cultural intelligence and its related strategies in the experiential learning and cross-cultural adjustment of self-initiated expatriate ... -
Exploring the role of the industrial-organisational psychologist as counsellor
(AOSIS, 2014)Orientation: Industrial-organisational (I-O) psychologists are often confronted with counselling interventions in the workplace and thus it is vital that they are effectively prepared for their role as workplace ... -
Exploring the tourism potential of Mafikeng, South Africa
(AJHTL, 2015)The majority of tourism-related studies are done with the consumer, namely the tourist, in mind. This paper, however, aims to explore the way in which the impact and potential of tourism is perceived by the local population ...